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Dead Serious
Welcome to Dead Serious. This is the show where we cover true crime — the cases, the courts, and the absolutely unhinged way everyone loses their minds about it. We take the crimes seriously. We take the victims seriously. Everything else is fair game.
Episodes
Dead SeriousThe Skull In Boone County: Marlene Oakes
Send us Fan Mail In October 1980, Marlene Oakes, a 25-year-old mother of two from Lancaster, Kentucky, disappeared from her home in Verona after a fight with…
Dead SeriousThe Candyman: Ronald Clark O'Bryan
Send us Fan Mail 👻 Happy Halloween 🎃 On Halloween night, a community was shaken by a crime almost too horrifying to believe. In this episode of Dead Serious…
Dead SeriousRemembering Robert: A Sister's Heartbreaking Journey
Send us Fan Mail In this heartbreaking episode of Dead Serious, we examine the mysterious disappearance of Robert Byrne, a California man who vanished without…
Dead SeriousLike, Seriously? A Toxic Love Story
Send us Fan Mail A revenge demon, a fake cancer diagnosis, twins drawn in blue marker, and a deputy U.S. Marshal receiving threatening emails, all within a…
Dead SeriousMurder, Madness, and Death Row: The Christa Pike Story
Send us Fan Mail In 1995, 18-year-old Christa Pike lured fellow Knoxville Job Corps student Colleen Slemmer to the University of Tennessee's Agricultural…
Dead SeriousLike, Seriously? Crime Updates
Send us Fan Mail This week on Like, Seriously?, Ames dives into a mix of true crime headlines, court outcomes, and bizarre developments that leave us all…
Dead SeriousThe Disappearance of Gabrielle Mueller
Send us Fan Mail In April 2001, 31-year-old Gabrielle Mueller left her Toms River, New Jersey home on what should have been a routine trip to McDonald's. After…
Dead SeriousLike, Seriously? The Murder of Rachel Nickell
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I dive into the documentary The Murder of Rachel Nickell — a case that shook the UK, exposed catastrophic investigative…
Dead SeriousThe Arsenic Affair
Send us Fan Mail In 1840s France, a young woman with aristocratic dreams married a man she didn’t want… and he didn’t live long enough to fix it. When Charles…
Dead SeriousLike, Seriously? Mica Miller
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we’re diving into the documentary Death of the Pastor’s Wife — the unsettling, infuriating, and deeply complicated story of…
Dead SeriousTrue Crime Updates and Lindsay Clancy
Send us Fan Mail First up: the Lindsay Clancy trial. The jury has officially headed into deliberations, and while we’re not talking verdicts yet, we are…
Dead SeriousFrozen Silence: What Happened To Baby Nicole?
Send us Fan Mail On December 27, 1989, ten‑month‑old Nicole Lee Hattamer was reported missing from her family’s home in Holcombe, Wisconsin. Hours later, she…
Dead SeriousLike, Seriously? Lindsay Clancy Trial (Part 2)
Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to Like, Seriously?, where we break down the latest developments in the Massachusetts vs. Lindsay Clancy trial — a case that’s…
Dead SeriousLike, Seriously? The Lindsay Clancy Trial (Part 1)
Send us Fan Mail On January 24, 2023, Lindsay Clancy, a 32‑year‑old labor and delivery nurse from Duxbury, Massachusetts, was accused of killing her three…
Dead SeriousHe Stopped at a Hardware Store - Janet Acosta
Send us Fan Mail On April 25, 2000, Janet Acosta sat in her van at Watson Island during her lunch break, reading a book in the shade. She was 49 years old, a…
Dead SeriousShe Said She'd Be Right Back: Sharon Thor
Send us Fan Mail Fifteen‑year‑old Sharon Thor left her Franklin Township, New Jersey home on October 26, 1982 after receiving a phone call from someone she…
Dead SeriousThe Killer Couple: Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo
Send us Fan Mail Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo were Canada’s worst couple, and not in the “we fight in IKEA” way — in the “we commit unspeakable crimes…
Dead SeriousEight Minutes: The Fatal Encounter of Michael Dale
Send us Fan Mail In April 2023, 55‑year‑old Michael Dale died during a high‑risk fetish session with OnlyFans creator Michaela Brashaye Rylaarsdam in…
Dead SeriousGuilty or Innocent? Darlie Routier
Send us Fan Mail On June 6, 1996, five-year-old Damon, and six-year- old Devon Routier were stabbed to death in their Rowlett, Texas home. The mother, Darlie…
Dead SeriousInfluencer, Instability, and a Knife: The Clenney-Obumseli Story
Send us Fan Mail The homicide of Christian Obumseli inside a Miami luxury high‑rise became one of the most polarizing true‑crime cases in recent memory — and…
Dead SeriousLike, Seriously? Maternal Instinct
Send us Fan Mail Maternal Instinct tells the story of Taylor Parker, a woman who faked a pregnancy for months, murdered her friend Reagan Simmons‑Hancock, and…